Business education stands at a crossroads. Uncertainty, disruption, and rapid change are now constants.  One thing is clear: the key challenges facing business schools cannot be tackled in isolation. These institutions are embedded in both regional contexts and global systems. Their future will depend on how effectively they collaborate across sectors, disciplines, and borders. Our…

Twice in my career, I have tackled the challenge of repositioning a higher education institution. First as Director of Branding and Communications at ESCP Business School. More recently as President of Kühne Logistics University (KLU). This blog post explores three key pitfalls to avoid when repositioning a business school. Positioning defines how a brand—such as…

Business schools fill their boards with people who can help support them. NEOMA Business School has announced that Doris Birkhofer — president of Siemens France and a 1997 NEOMA alumna — has joined its board of directors as an independent director. Following the appointment of Ms Birkhofer, the School’s board is now complete, bringing together…

We are pleased to announce that WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management has successfully completed the Business School Impact System (BSIS) assessment process and has been granted a renewal of its BSIS label. The BSIS evaluation team identified several key strengths, including WHU’s strategic integration of impact into its core activities, its close collaboration with industry…

Sustainability literacy is essential for shaping responsible leaders, and Aurélien Decamps, co-founder of Sulitest, is at the forefront of this movement. Together with Jean-Christophe Carteron, he created Sulitest to develop science-based tools—like TASK™—that strengthen and scale sustainability education worldwide. Aurélien is a social entrepreneur in the field of sustainable development education, with a doctorate in…

Rankings and league tables are as synonymous with business schools as the Eiffel Tower is with Paris or the Elbphilharmonie with Hamburg. It is hard to imagine management education without rankings like those from the Financial Times, Businessweek, or US News. Schools proudly promote high-ranking positions and often dismiss low ones by criticising their methodology.…